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Bill Stubbs writes
"NVIDIA has admitted to a killer bug in all GeForce 8800GTX/GTS cards, and will recall all affected cards and replace them. 'An NVIDIA engineer, who wishes to remain anonymous, has just clued us in on the whole deal. This engineer claims that while allegations of poor gaming performance are correct, the reason is not really poor drivers. Brace yourself for the truth: Right after the G80 was taped out, NVIDIA discovered a bug in the vertex shader that causes the GPU to generate slightly incorrect geometry transformation data. The difference was minimal enough to escape attention but it was significant enough to render a scene incorrectly.' The article also links to a secret website which will allow gamers to purchase Nvidia cards at cost."
*whew* (Score:4, Funny)
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Oh wait.. nevermind.
Here we go... (Score:3, Informative)
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I saw those things and I thought to myself
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The thing that makes me sick about it, is the fact they used it as a cheap publicity stunt advertising their BIOS's. Nothing wrong with stunts but when they intentionaly harm another companys reputation to sell a few bios's, well........I hope they get their ass sued off.
Whoa (Score:5, Insightful)
So what? (Score:3, Interesting)
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Well, not yet. Wait until the echo chamber that is the Internet gets into full swing...
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You know, expecting real news on a news site doesn't make you stupid.
What makes you stupid is posting lies on your news site just because it's "April's Fool's day" or something of that sort.
And what
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Last time I checked the whole April Fools articles has been a tradition here on Slashdot and most members here are well aware of it and, dare I saw, enjoy trying to sort out the real articles from the fakes. Do you expect the complete truth out of the news anyways? Or on an internet news site?
Chill out
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someone's confusing April's fools day with Halloween here.
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Yeah, that's such an amazing intellectual challenge...
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The fools are the people wasting their time to read the crap Slashdot feeds us, not just today, but every day.
I have better things to do with my time, so I'm banning it from my news sources. Honestly, I'm already so sick of arguing with kids and clarifying poorly written article summaries anyway.
If left to the majority of Slashdotters, Slashdot will feature daily joke articles, free
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You know, expecting real news on a news site doesn't make you stupid.
What makes you stupid is posting lies on your news site just because it's "April's Fool's day" or something of that sort.
Note to friends of suv4x4:
Never pull a prank on suv4x4. Instead of laughing, suv4x4 will whine and complain about the "lies" you told.
Never watch The Simpsons with suv4x4. Instead of enjoying a good show, suv4x4 will complain about Bart Simpson still looking 10 years old, even though he should be about 30 years old by now (debut on Tracy Ullman show in 1987).
Never invite suv4x4 to any parties. Suv4x4 is guaranteed to be a downer.
For fuck's sake! It's April 1st. Lighten up, suv4x4. And choose a less
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I wonder how many more years it'll take YOU to grow older than 10 year old. The Simpsons isn't aired during CNN Breaking News report, there's no deception.
But explaining the difference to a 10 year old is tough.
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No, but not understanding it's a joke does make you stupid. Sorry.
I know, something untrue on the internet - frankly, I'm shocked.
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Have you heard that truth is stranger than fiction? Looks at the articles today. Those who are "in" on the jokes think mostly all articles are jokes (even those that are NOT), and someone who's not aware of this idiocy may accept the lies for truth.
If all our news sources were like that, then real news would be taken for a joke and people would be oblivious that they REALLY bought a deffective Nvidia.
If you can perfectly deduce if a news is j
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Today I read an article about a machine installed at an airport for automatically declaring and paying customs, so one doesn't have to deal with pesky uniformed personnel. It was demonstrated by our Minister of Finance. I think this is the year's April Fool's joke.
In the 70's, NRK (Norwegian equivalent of Auntie Beeb) broadcast a story saying that the "Wi
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The actual "secret page" [techarp.com]
One Last Question...
Congratulations! If you made it this far, we are pretty sure you are NOT an NVIDIA lawyer, or from ATI. Have a beer on us.
We have just one more question for you... Do you know what day it is today?
Yes, my friend, it's April 1st. Adrian's uncle was born on this day, but it's really more commonly known as April Fool's Day.
Unfortunately, there is no secret page where you can buy cheap NVIDIA cards. How we wi
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I know this is April Fool's and all, and it looks like this year we were spared the pink ponies, but isn't this a tad close to starting a harmful rumor?
Well, I'd say people only call it a "harmful rumor" because it has the ring of truth. Not gullibility or anything, but the simple fact that the 8800 GTX driver situation has, indeed, been so deplorable, is what prompts folks to call this news a "harmful rumor". It's a sour reality for nVidia, of course; but, in all fairness, one of their own making.
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The absolute worst April Fools jokes are the ones that ACTUALLY FOOL PEOPLE!
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Honestly, I was expecting something more to do with ponies and such, rather than cheap scare tactics.
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So a better plan would be to start a harmful rumour against a small private company that is struggling?
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It won't be long before April 1st jokes become a major engine for producing new libel & slander lawsuits.
0104.htm (Score:2, Informative)
April Fool's Day (Score:5, Insightful)
Mmm...beer. (Score:2, Insightful)
So, in other words, you mean "awesome"?
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But without the hang over, or jail time!
Thank you Slashdot for providing a safe and effective fix!
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Not having a sense of humor; just an excuse to be an asshole and get away with it. Much like alcohol, or drugs. Get over yourself.
Mod me insightful for no particular reason (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:Mod me insightful for no particular reason (Score:4, Funny)
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Holy shit, that actually worked? Can I get modded funny for no particular reason?
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Mod parent as underrated! (Score:2)
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you know (Score:2)
waspleg
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OK, now - can I get a reply for no particular reason?
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Yes, I did just use the word punny.
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Slasdottit (Score:2)
Glad I don't own an NVidia anymore too
This could be a boon for the Netflix Prize (Score:2)
Ah, hell, date changed. (Score:2)
-signing off until 0001, 04-02-07
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Fucking stupid (Score:3, Insightful)
For those who actually RTFA, a link to secret page (Score:4, Informative)
haha (Score:1)
NVIDIA might recall all affected cards and replace them right away with GeForce 8600 Ultra/GTS cards, and offer those affected a free day-trip to NVIDIA HQ and lunch with NVIDIA CEO and President, Huang Jen-Hsun.
APRIL FOOLS!
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Pink Ponies ... (Score:1)
stupid tags (Score:4, Insightful)
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My sincere apologies...
Would "omgponies" be more to your liking?
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Happy April 1st... (Score:2)
Goddammit, I hate April Fool's day. (Score:2)
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This one's actually true (Score:2)
How about a bigger recall? (Score:2)
nVidia tell you to technical support requests must go to the OEM card maker. But all the OEM card maker does is slap chips on a board. They don't know about the inne
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I made three changes, as suggested by googling, that seem to have fixed it. (I was getting the bug about once per hour in the game, I have not had the error since...which is just groovy, since it BSODs your whole box)
I disabled write combining (troubleshoot tab of windows advanced display properties)
I change a cache setting in the registry by adding another ke
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But nVidia giving support? Silly me. I should have spotted that straight away.
I just submitted mine! (Score:4, Funny)
I hope it comes back with a new pony. OMG Poni3Z!!!!!!
G80 problems (Score:1)
This is cruel (Score:1)
For a millisecond, when I read "nVidia recall" - I saw hope.
Vertex Shader? (Score:1)
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I FUCKING KNEW IT. Nvidia !!!! (Score:2)
fuckers. I knew it
I just died of boredom ... (Score:2)
God, I wish this were true... (Score:2, Interesting)
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Hook, Line and Sinker (Score:1)
wow (Score:1)
Too many April Fool's articles (Score:1)
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I searched and searched, but found no answer to life,
Now I'm going to have to go to the bar again and see if any drunk chicks have the answer.
Sad but True. (Score:1)
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It is quite believable now in the UK, that local councils would spend millions of pounds in order to emply inspectors to wander around home owners gardens checking to see if they had a barbecue in use without a permit.